Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. {uttereth: Heb. teacheth}

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed {is} the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat {of} it all the days of thy life;

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so {is} the sluggard to them that send him.

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, {thou} wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make {you that ye shall} neither {be} barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. {barren: Gr. idle}